WASHINGTON – The government should reassess its safety approval of the Boeing 787 lithium ion batteries, the nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday.
New charges for Gordon Stuckless, convicted of Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse
TORONTO – A man at the centre of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal is facing new sex assault charges dating back to the 1970s.
Plenty to do for free in LA, from Hollywood to Venice Beach
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – It’s been called, sometimes derisively, a collection of 72 suburbs in search of a city.
After fatwas, security hiked for Egypt opposition
CAIRO (AP) -- One hardline Muslim cleric on an Egyptian TV station justified sexual assaults on women protesters. Others issued religious edicts saying opposition leaders must be killed. Television screeds by ultraconservative sheiks are raising fears of assassinations here a day after a top anti-Islamist politician was gunned down in Tunisia. Man faces double murder charge as Ottawa sex workers on alert
(Reuters) – An Ottawa man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of two women in Canada’s capital, where police have warned they have discovered a pattern in the slaying of local sex workers. Marc Leduc, 56, has been charged in connection with the murder of a woman in 2008 and another murder in 2011, Ottawa police said in a statement on Thursday. The police, however, said they would not discuss any possible links with cases that remain unsolved in the city, saying the investigation was continuing. …
Pharmacist and wife claim largest lottery prize in Newfoundland's history
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A pharmacist and his wife from Placentia, N.L., are the winners of a $30-million jackpot billed as the largest in the province’s history.
UBS wins end to "travesty" of lawsuit over tax evasion
(Reuters) – Calling them "tax cheats" and their lawsuit a "travesty," a U.S. appeals court threw out an effort by some American customers of UBS AG to recover damages over bank services tha t resulted in their having evaded U.S. taxes. The decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago may provide closure to some litigation tied to UBS' 2009 admission that it helped several thousand wealthy Americans evade taxes. The Swiss bank also paid a $780 million fine in settling with the U.S. Department of Justice. … Afghan corruption worth twice government revenue: report
KABUL (Reuters) – A figure equal to twice the Afghan government's domestic revenue – $3.9 billion – was gouged from the country by public sector corruption last year, a U.N. report said on Thursday. This a mount is also roughly equal to the annual aid pledged to Afghanistan until 2015 by the international community at last year's Tokyo Conference. The report, by the U.N.'s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will lead to concerns about the mismanagement of those donor funds by Afghan officials in a country which has been consistently ranked as one of the world's most corrupt. … Iran's leader wants closer ties with Egypt
CAIRO (AP) -- Iran's president says his country wants closer relations with Egypt. Yemen calls for Iran to stop sending arms
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The president of Yemen has sent a message to his Iranian counterpart calling on him to stop sending arms to Yemen and quit supporting the southern separatist movement.
Palestinian officials: Obama must pressure Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinians on Thursday responded coolly to a White House announcement that President Barack Obama will not bring any bold new peace initiatives to the region next month, saying there is no hope for rev iving serious negotiations unless the U.S. leader is personally involved. 
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